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This Day in Marathon.
Day #844. "Watch the skies. Everywhere! Keep looking. Keep watching the skies!" Mjolnir Recon 54 is watching.  Somewhere in the Heavens by Goblin Zac (@goblin-zac) on tumblr. September 11, 2025. The above poster-quality piece is by Goblin Zac (@goblin-zac) on tumblr. We've featured Goblin Zac's Marathon artwork on the Story page before (see October 19, 2024 and June 13, 2024) Goblin Zac also did a nice comparison pic of the B.O.Bs from Marathon and Marathon 2: Durandal.  B.O.Bs by Goblin Zac (@goblin-zac) on tumblr. April 5, 2025. Give a B.O.B. a gun and he thinks he's Han Solo.  Harrison Ford as Han Solo in Star Wars, 1977. But I digress. The opening quote "Keep watching the skies!" is from Howard Hawk's 1951 film "The Thing from Another World". An old school sci-fi classic. The alien ship under the ice discovery scene is memorable.  Discovery scene from "The Thing from Another World", 1951. John Carpenter's 1982 remake, simply entitled "The Thing", has become a cult classic. Yet the film received overwhelming negative reviews on its release and was criticised for its graphic special effects and the pessimistic approach to first contact. In the 1980s people wanted hope and probably explains the ending of Blade Runner (1982). It is interesting to note that Empire magazine recently listed "The Thing" as No. 11 in the top 50 greatest sci-fi movies of all time. One wonders what people want in the 2020s. |
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